Jessie E. Davis

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Jessie E. Davis (Porter)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States
Death: May 02, 1973 (86)
Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States
Place of Burial: Union, Hardin County, Iowa, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of George W Porter, Jr and Eliza Jane Porter
Wife of Peter T Lepley and Ralph M. Davis
Mother of Private; Joseph G. Davis and Bobby Davis
Sister of Ozelia Grace Haddon; Rosalia A. Porter; Violet Alverda Hoisington; James B. Porter; Nancy M. Porter and 6 others

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About Jessie E. Davis

Jessie: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=53322234

She married (1) Ralph Davis.
On Jan. 15, 1919 at Des Moines, Iowa she married (2) Peter Lepley, son of E.M. Lepley & Katie Cramer.
Ralph Davis' marker is next to hers. Peter Lepley is buried in nearby Sheppard Cemetery.

Children:
Joseph G. Davis (1914 - 1945)
Julia Lepley Smith of Tucson, b. about 1924

Parents: George W Porter (Civil War veteran), Eliza Jane Davis Porter
Siblings: O'zelia Grace Porter Haddon (1868 - 1919), Violet Alverda Porter Hoisington (1871 - 1936), Lillian Belle Porter Congdon (1874 - 1965), George Edwin Porter (1880 - 1949), Guy Webster Porter (1884 - 1957), Rosalia A. Porter, James B. Porter, Nancy M. Porter, Lulu I. Porter, John W. Porter, Alazanna E Porter
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The following is a record of the marriage of Ralph Davis, son of Arsula Rash Davis and Joe Davis.
BUT some information here conflicts with other, "known" information: That Ralph married Jessie Porter. This record has him marrying Jessie McNutt, and lists McNutt's parents. Notice that both possible wives, Porter and McNutt, have the first name Jessie. Quite a coincidence. It is my belief that the following record mistakenly includes information from some other record, about the McNutts, and that it SHOULD say Jessie Porter. This guess is supported farther down by a census record.
Name: Ralph Davis
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 21 Sep 1911
Event Place: Hardin, Iowa, United States
Age: 23
Father's Name: Joseph Davis
Mother's Name: Susie Rash
Spouse's Name: Jessie Mc Nutt
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1887
Spouse's Father's Name: Alfred Mc Nutt
Spouse's Mother's Name: Rebecca Mc Nutt
GS Film Number: 1547700 , Digital Folder Number: 004320687
Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934
Citing this Record: "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XJ7M-39M : accessed 18 March 2015), Joseph Davis in entry for Ralph Davis and Jessie Mc Nutt, 21 Sep 1911; citing Hardin, Iowa, United States, county courthouses, Iowa.
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In the 1930 census we find Ralph Davis' widow Jessie Porter Davis now married to Pete Lepley, and living with them is Jessie's mother Eliza J. Porter.
They have a six-year-old daughter together.
They also have her son with Ralph, now a stepson to Peter.
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Providence, Hardin, Iowa, United States
Name, Role, Gender, Age, Birthplace:
Pete T Lepley Head M 52 Iowa
Jessie E Lepley Wife F 43 Iowa
Joseph G Davis Stepson M 15 South Dakota
Julia L Lepley Daughter F 6 Iowa
Eliza J Porter Mother-in-law F 86 Ohio
Alverda Hoisington Lodger F 58 Iowa
District: 0022 , Sheet Number and Letter: 4A , Household ID: 85 , Line Number: 48 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: T626 , Affiliate Film Number: 658 , GS Film number: 2340393 , Digital Folder Number: 004584414 , Image Number: 00154 United States Census, 1930
Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XMJX-SVX : accessed 18 March 2015), Joseph G Davis in household of Pete T Lepley, Providence, Hardin, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0022, sheet 4A, family 85, line 48, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 658; FHL microfilm 2,340,393.
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Jessie E. Davis's Timeline

1887
January 25, 1887
Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States
1914
December 6, 1914
South Dakota
1973
May 2, 1973
Age 86
Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States
Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, Arizona, Saturday, May 5, 1973, page 36
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Miller Cemetery, Union, Hardin County, Iowa, United States